As the shifting of goods manufacturing from developed countries to less developed countries continues, the cultural, educational, technology and government policy and priority differences continue to mount challenges in ensuring worker health and safety in those countries. As part of the Global Supply Chain and Social Responsibility series, this roundtable panel discussion will continue where the morning session left off by focusing on how the IH professional can affect change to improve working conditions throughout the global supply chain. The selected panel, with members representing both industry and non-industry groups involved with global supply chain initiatives, will share their experiences of activities, successes and failures from the "nuts and bolts" perspective. The panel and audience members will then be led in a meaningful discussion of the specific actions industrial hygiene professionals can take, as individuals or within their organizations, to affect positive changes through the supply chain.
• EHS Supply Chain Experiences of a Multinational Company. A. Ajgaonkar, Applied Materials, Inc., Austin, TX.
• What 15 Years of Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Tell Us. L. Yanz, Maquila Solidarity Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• Developing Sustainable EHS Programs for Pharmaceutical Industry Supply Chain in India and China. M. Mehta, International Safety Systems, Inc., Baroda, India.
• What Industrial Hygienists Can Do As Citizens and Consumers. S. Nova, Workers Rights Consortium, Washington, DC.
• Efforts to Develop Global IH Expertise from Within an AIHA Local Section. R. Hirsh, Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA.
• AIHA Resources and the Global Supply Chain. M. Katchen, Phylmar Group Inc., Los Angeles, CA.